₦airaland Forum

SanLorrenzo:
Buying overseas from Jumia is costly because those sellers there actually buy them from other foreign shops like Amazon or Aliexpress before the resell to you on Jumia

It would be better you order it from Aliexpress or Amazon directly as it would be cheaper

Secondy, if you buy the phone with a screen guard and pouch, you would be guaranteed to use it for an extended period without any problems

Happy buyings

xwolverine:
The sales girl is right though. I once took a US purchased iPhone to the apple store in the UK for battery repairs and was told by apple that they’ll need to wait for parts form the US before they can fix it.

ornicus:
by that i mean that your person on jumia is not selling you a refurb phone as new. i can refer you to the guy i use to buy off amazon. i have been doing business with him for over a year, with over 3m in procurement transactions. he is also on nairaland.

the most important thing is that any phone you buy must be clearly unlocked / not locked to any carrier, and clearly a GSM phone. thats all.

kombats:
1. The main difference between Global rom or version and Chinese rom is the Network band and OS update. Some Chinese version only accept CDMA or TCDMA and not our WCDMA or HSPDA.

2. To my understanding carrier version does not have anything to do with quality only little changes in the OS.

3. I believe someone has given u the reason for that.

lomprico:
she just guy u.


mind you Nokia warranty service center in Nigeria is a scam. i bought Nokia 5, one of the sim stopped showing, took it to them, they kept it for over 3 weeks, they called to say it's ok, as I got home same thing happened again, i took it back they kept for another 2 weeks. still no show. then I asked for a replace, na dia fight start.

if u see a phone that u like online, buy it. even if there is a problem with it they refund you ur money. jumia has done it Ali Express has done it. these sites are far better than the shitty warranty centers in this country.

IMASTEX:
Here is what I was told today at a phone vendor's place. As I inquired of a particular Nokia make, that hasn't been lunched in Nigeria. Nokia X71 (8.1 plus). "It was obvious the phone can only be ordered online from overseas" I told the vendor. Then she repied as follows:

Phone brands "Nokia" ordered from overseas via Jumia is without warranty. Secondly, It is not a Nigeria specification. Hence, There might be a challenge if there are need for repair. As the exact parts may not be readily available at the Nigeria Nokia Care Centre. Except the person send it back to the country it was ordered from whenever there is a need for repair.
Is the above claims true?
I was almost paying for the one she offered as against my desired spec.

1. What are the differences between global version & the chanise version in phones?

2. Does version have anything to do with the phone's quality?

3. I noticed a wide price gap at a Nokia brand outlet today as against the Jumia online price. Though, that of Jumia is an order from overseas. Does this have anything to do with quantity?



Please how true are the above submissions. I've been doing a little research on what brand & make of phone to purchase within a budget of 100k to 150k. Though, I was kind of considering Nokia & Huawei phones.

Mods you can help to escalate it. Really need to get clarifications.

tigerclaws:
congratulations you've been successfully brainwashed by a mere sales girl

Onyenna:
Repair of such phones might be hard cos of lack of spare parts.... But you can as well order the damaged parts too Eg screen...[extra stress]......

Summary: If you're not the extremely careful type, i suggest you buy the model[s] we have here... Same here





My kinda person can order for such phones cos i can use a phone for 3yrs without it falling and breaking...

IMASTEX:
Thanks for being explicit in your observation. I was intending a direct order from Jumia platform myself not via any agent. Meanwhile, Please forward me the the contact of the person you buy form via Amazon.

Topmaike007:
iPhone keel you there

planetx13:
Why is everyone saying "brainwash"... she gave sensible reasons , instead of shouting brainwash , why not just counter her reasons and/or suggest better alternatives......

Ciao

nnokwa042:
why you dey shout ?you make I claim say I know ?

Isoduwa:
Give me 150k i will you brand new iPhone 8

careytommy37:
I cant believe a young chap with access to internet can be easily deceived. Now imagine our not too IT compliant parents agemates

IMASTEX:
Here is what I was told today at a phone vendor's place. As I inquired of a particular Nokia make, that hasn't been lunched in Nigeria. Nokia X71 (8.1 plus). "It was obvious the phone can only be ordered online from overseas" I told the vendor. Then she repied as follows:

Phone brands "Nokia" ordered from overseas via Jumia is without warranty. Secondly, It is not a Nigeria specification. Hence, There might be a challenge if there are need for repair. As the exact parts may not be readily available at the Nigeria Nokia Care Centre. Except the person send it back to the country it was ordered from whenever there is a need for repair.
Is the above claims true?
I was almost paying for the one she offered as against my desired spec.

1. What are the differences between global version & the chanise version in phones?

2. Does version have anything to do with the phone's quality?

3. I noticed a wide price gap at a Nokia brand outlet today as against the Jumia online price. Though, that of Jumia is an order from overseas. Does this have anything to do with quantity?



Please how true are the above submissions. I've been doing a little research on what brand & make of phone to purchase within a budget of 100k to 150k. Though, I was kind of considering Nokia & Huawei phones.

Mods you can help to escalate it. Really need to get clarifications.

DaaLor:
Some people ehn! The guy just asked a question, instead of giving an answer, you are here uttering nonsense#mtcheew

IMASTEX:
Here is what I was told today at a phone vendor's place. As I inquired of a particular Nokia make, that hasn't been lunched in Nigeria. Nokia X71 (8.1 plus). "It was obvious the phone can only be ordered online from overseas" I told the vendor. Then she repied as follows:

Phone brands "Nokia" ordered from overseas via Jumia is without warranty. Secondly, It is not a Nigeria specification. Hence, There might be a challenge if there are need for repair. As the exact parts may not be readily available at the Nigeria Nokia Care Centre. Except the person send it back to the country it was ordered from whenever there is a need for repair.
Is the above claims true?
I was almost paying for the one she offered as against my desired spec.

1. What are the differences between global version & the chanise version in phones?

2. Does version have anything to do with the phone's quality?

3. I noticed a wide price gap at a Nokia brand outlet today as against the Jumia online price. Though, that of Jumia is an order from overseas. Does this have anything to do with quantity?



Please how true are the above submissions. I've been doing a little research on what brand & make of phone to purchase within a budget of 100k to 150k. Though, I was kind of considering Nokia & Huawei phones.

Mods you can help to escalate it. Really need to get clarifications.

queenfav:
My xiaomi redmi note 5 was ordered from aliexpress (China) . I have been using it since November last year and I haven't had any issues. You can order a phone abroad, just make sure you buy from a reputable seller and also use a screen guard.

JustAPhase:
When I'm looking for 10k to complete what I have for a Belgium/UK used 20k phone.
This life self.

Topmaike007:
lolz team Huawei

RZArecta2:
People used Xiaomi for years before it became officially available in Nigeria and they didn’t die, my brother if what you want is available abroad then by all means buy Tyrone that’s abroad except you feel like there’s a viable alternative here. What she said was bullshît apart from the warranty ish though

lomprico:
she just guy u.


mind you Nokia warranty service center in Nigeria is a scam. i bought Nokia 5, one of the sim stopped showing, took it to them, they kept it for over 3 weeks, they called to say it's ok, as I got home same thing happened again, i took it back they kept for another 2 weeks. still no show. then I asked for a replace, na dia fight start.

if u see a phone that u like online, buy it. even if there is a problem with it they refund you ur money. jumia has done it Ali Express has done it. these sites are far better than the shitty warranty centers in this country.

Innobee99:
Jetli, well done

georgeiyke009:
That depends. I had a Nokia 8 with the classic half screen problem.

They fixed it under warranty with a new screen and the same thing happened again.

The permanent fix was to give me a new board and screen as Nokia has advised.

The second time however, i checked the imei and refused to collect the phone plus it was almost going out of warranty.

Guess what, I eventually got a brand new Nokia 8. So their warranty makes sense. I saved myself over 40k. If I had bought that phone anywhere else, they would not have touched it at all.